Congressman Joe Garcia: News From Washington D.C.

July 11, 2013

House Passes Garcia Amendment to Fund Storm Damage Reduction Efforts

Amendment will provide an additional $1 million in funding for responding to floods and storms

Washington, DC – The U.S. House of Representatives late yesterday passed the Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which included an amendment offered by Rep. Joe Garcia to provide $1 million in additional funding to address storm and flood damage.

“In South Florida, we know firsthand the kind of damage that hurricanes, storms, and flooding can inflict on our communities. With hurricane season underway, it is all the more important that we do more to address these issues and provide greater resources to the Army Corps for their critical efforts,” Garcia said.

The Garcia Amendment was included in H.R. 2609, the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, which passed the House by a vote of 227-198 on July 10, 2013. H.R 2609 now awaits action by the Senate.

July 10, 2013

Congressman Garcia Meets with President Barack Obama to Discuss Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Joe Garcia today met with President Barack Obama and Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to discuss a pathway forward for immigration reform in the House of Representatives.

“I want to thank the President for his leadership and for reaffirming his dedication to immigration reform.  As always, I remain strongly committed to passing comprehensive legislation that fixes our broken immigration system and to working across the aisle to get this done.” Garcia said.

“Few places stand to gain more from immigration reform than South Florida. I look forward to building upon the success of my colleagues in the Senate in order to create a fair pathway to citizenship for the millions of hard-working immigrants who are American in every way except on paper”.